USPA SKYDIVING B LICENSE EXAM SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Supplementary oxygen available on the aircraft is mandatory on
skydives made from higher than. Answer: 15,000 feet
◉ You will want to demonstrate relatively effortless control of ______
before moving on to aerobatics. Answer: 90, 180, and 360 degree
freefall turns
◉ Initiate a turn by. Answer: changing the level of your upper arms
to deflect air to one side
◉ Assist the turn's effectiveness by. Answer: extending both legs
slightly to counter the effects of tension in the upper body.
◉ Any deviation from the neutral position (as when initiating a turn)
demands. Answer: more effort to maintain the rest of the body in
neutral
◉ To regain lost control:. Answer: altitude, arch, legs, relax (neutral
position), then pick a new heading to maintain
,◉ Stop all maneuvers at 5,000 feet and maintain a stable arch on
heading with positive leg pressure. Answer: through wave-off and
deployment
◉ Calculating freefall time. Answer: ten seconds for the first 1,000
feet 5.5 seconds for each additional thousand feet
◉ Steer using the rear risers with the brakes still set to. Answer:
change heading quickly after opening.
◉ With the brakes set, the canopy has. Answer: less forward
momentum to overcome for a turn
◉ The rear risers operate more than the. Answer: entire back
quarter of canopy
◉ malfunctioned toggle. Answer: Release both brakes
◉ You need to conserve enough strength to. Answer: complete all
turns with rear risers until landing and still be able to flare.
◉ Especially on a smaller canopy, you should practice riser flares
many times above. Answer: 1000 feet
, ◉ One locked brake with the other released may necessitate.
Answer: a cutaway; decide and act by 2,500 feet.
◉ minimal assistance, land within ____ with rear risers. Answer: 50
meters
◉ total malfunction. Answer: parachute not activated, or activated
but not deploying
◉ partial malfunction. Answer: parachute deployed but not landable
◉ You should decide upon and take the appropriate actions by a
predetermined altitude. Answer: Students and A-license holders:
2,500 feet B-D license holders: 1,800 feet
◉ In the case of no main pilot chute deployment (total malfunction).
Answer: deploy the reserve
◉ If altitude permits, the jumper should make no more than ____ to
solve the problem. Answer: two attempts or a total of no more than
two additional seconds
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Supplementary oxygen available on the aircraft is mandatory on
skydives made from higher than. Answer: 15,000 feet
◉ You will want to demonstrate relatively effortless control of ______
before moving on to aerobatics. Answer: 90, 180, and 360 degree
freefall turns
◉ Initiate a turn by. Answer: changing the level of your upper arms
to deflect air to one side
◉ Assist the turn's effectiveness by. Answer: extending both legs
slightly to counter the effects of tension in the upper body.
◉ Any deviation from the neutral position (as when initiating a turn)
demands. Answer: more effort to maintain the rest of the body in
neutral
◉ To regain lost control:. Answer: altitude, arch, legs, relax (neutral
position), then pick a new heading to maintain
,◉ Stop all maneuvers at 5,000 feet and maintain a stable arch on
heading with positive leg pressure. Answer: through wave-off and
deployment
◉ Calculating freefall time. Answer: ten seconds for the first 1,000
feet 5.5 seconds for each additional thousand feet
◉ Steer using the rear risers with the brakes still set to. Answer:
change heading quickly after opening.
◉ With the brakes set, the canopy has. Answer: less forward
momentum to overcome for a turn
◉ The rear risers operate more than the. Answer: entire back
quarter of canopy
◉ malfunctioned toggle. Answer: Release both brakes
◉ You need to conserve enough strength to. Answer: complete all
turns with rear risers until landing and still be able to flare.
◉ Especially on a smaller canopy, you should practice riser flares
many times above. Answer: 1000 feet
, ◉ One locked brake with the other released may necessitate.
Answer: a cutaway; decide and act by 2,500 feet.
◉ minimal assistance, land within ____ with rear risers. Answer: 50
meters
◉ total malfunction. Answer: parachute not activated, or activated
but not deploying
◉ partial malfunction. Answer: parachute deployed but not landable
◉ You should decide upon and take the appropriate actions by a
predetermined altitude. Answer: Students and A-license holders:
2,500 feet B-D license holders: 1,800 feet
◉ In the case of no main pilot chute deployment (total malfunction).
Answer: deploy the reserve
◉ If altitude permits, the jumper should make no more than ____ to
solve the problem. Answer: two attempts or a total of no more than
two additional seconds
